Regional Rice Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks


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Regional Rice Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks

Thousand Metric Tons
Date Created 02/11/2025 3:48:53 PM

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TY Imports
	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	Jan 2024/25	Feb 2024/25
North America	2,147	2,635	2,567	2,781	2,860	2,885
Caribbean	992	1,021	1,165	1,234	1,150	1,150
South America	1,803	1,815	1,936	1,869	1,895	1,895
Other Europe	714	729	749	756	785	785
Former Soviet Union - 12	587	666	570	710	665	690
Middle East	6,205	7,947	7,424	7,887	8,155	8,180
North Africa	610	863	731	610	705	680
Sub-Saharan Africa	16,020	16,979	15,518	16,993	17,620	17,745
East Asia	6,412	7,738	4,100	3,207	3,655	3,885
South Asia	4,414	3,082	1,382	1,286	2,300	2,330
Southeast Asia	8,234	9,143	12,695	16,155	12,035	12,060
European Union	1,862	2,490	2,183	2,350	2,200	2,250

Total	50,850	56,136	52,121	57,002	55,217	55,730

Production
North America	7,406	6,247	5,225	7,072	7,213	7,213
Caribbean	886	885	841	862	885	885
South America	17,307	16,529	16,031	16,794	18,005	17,980
European Union	1,826	1,732	1,292	1,435	1,671	1,671
Former Soviet Union - 12	1,397	1,339	1,177	1,314	1,422	1,442
Middle East	2,900	2,723	2,607	2,560	2,852	2,857
North Africa	4,042	2,945	3,642	3,825	3,945	3,945
Sub-Saharan Africa	20,117	20,380	21,961	22,913	22,693	22,693
East Asia	162,013	162,921	159,653	158,093	158,807	158,807
South Asia	174,807	181,065	186,167	191,862	199,036	198,836
Southeast Asia	115,732	116,077	117,025	114,486	115,388	115,388

Total	509,431	514,064	516,673	522,306	532,867	532,667

Domestic Consumption
North America	6,213	6,158	5,984	6,368	6,718	6,750
Central America	1,321	1,406	1,408	1,422	1,493	1,493
Caribbean	1,945	1,859	1,939	1,820	1,933	1,933
South America	14,995	14,945	14,820	14,978	15,180	15,200
European Union	3,400	3,500	3,300	3,250	3,350	3,350
Former Soviet Union - 12	1,703	1,714	1,605	1,858	1,911	1,946
Middle East	9,194	9,637	9,837	10,335	10,695	10,780
North Africa	4,625	4,359	4,329	4,595	4,650	4,650
Sub-Saharan Africa	34,549	36,203	38,151	37,891	39,566	39,591
East Asia	165,392	171,445	169,913	163,263	160,403	160,803
South Asia	149,758	159,193	163,945	166,213	171,286	171,236
Southeast Asia	104,126	104,715	106,064	106,818	108,006	108,131

Total	498,332	516,259	522,445	519,988	526,388	527,063

Ending Stocks
North America	1,591	1,404	1,049	1,359	1,486	1,596
Central America	192	168	253	230	205	199
Caribbean	327	340	367	449	540	541
South America	2,857	2,305	1,866	2,058	2,236	2,288
European Union	682	905	828	761	882	882
Middle East	1,483	1,733	2,146	1,935	1,887	1,892
North Africa	1,159	613	600	509	504	479
Sub-Saharan Africa	3,223	3,862	4,677	4,418	4,462	4,630
East Asia	120,071	116,721	110,309	106,214	106,621	106,613
South Asia	40,730	39,290	40,011	45,585	48,315	47,491
Southeast Asia	16,089	16,296	18,070	15,439	14,524	14,556
Oceania	86	240	196	233	156	156

Total	188,726	184,192	180,655	179,482	182,125	181,626

NOTES: Regional definitions appear on last page of this circular. Imports are reported on a trade year basis. All other data are reported using local marketing years.